Also, make sure to download their entire season schedule as a pdfhere.

â€œGETTING AFRICA TO FEED ITSELFâ€ â€“ SEPTEMBER 21

Over the past 40 years, per capita food production has fallen in Africa. Food production in the hunger-stricken continent could slip further as a result of damaging policies long on political correctness and short on investment. During his insightful Syngenta-sponsored lecture, James Shikwati, founder director of Inter Region Economic Network, will challenge some of the widely held beliefs on solutions to African poverty.

James has worked extensively with Kenyan and other regional opinion leaders to promote ideas that improve productivity and increase freedom to trade as a way to alleviate poverty. James is also Editor of the African Executive, a weekly on-line newsletter: www.africanexecutive.com.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
The information below was submitted by a reader who had an excellent experience using these workers:

Do you need help with your garden? We are professional, experienced gardeners who design, renovate and maintain gardens. We are Swiss, but can speak English and are already recommended within the international community of Basel.

Please contact us via telephone 079-4601121 / 061-7615945

Balz Verges
Hausgarten GmbH
Postfach 42
4244 Roschenz

TENNIS ANYONE?
Tickets are now on sale for the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Baselâ€™s own international tennis tournament. The event will be held at St. Jajobs Halle, from October 21â€“ 29,and will include world-class tennis talents like local hero Roger Federer.
For more information and to order tickets visit the website: www.davidoffswissindoors.ch

The Daily Telegraph says this show is….”wittily inventive and endearingly self-deprecating…..rockin’ entertainment.â€ We say: guaranteed to have you rolling in your seats and dancing in the aisles to songs such as Young Girl, Born to be Wild, Monster Mash, and Good Vibrations.

There are only 10 shows, starting October 27, so book early to avoid disappointment! Party and bar every show night, drinks and snacks at duty free prices! Show up in costume (sci-fi, or 60′s) and get a free drink.

To make your night even more enjoyable, Upstart Entertainment has a great deal on offer: Eat a fabulous Indian buffet dinner, 2 for 1 (Fr. 29.50 only instead of Fr. 59.-) at Ganesh Tandoori restaurant, right around the corner from the theatre. Only valid with a ticket to the musical (before or after the show).

Call 078 627 7357 for more information.

DONâ€™T STAY IN THE DARK â€“ EAT IN IT!
If youâ€™ve never been to Blindekuh Restaurant in Basel, then youâ€™re really missing an experience. This restaurant, in which the waitstaff are blind or visually impaired, invites you to experience the world as they do â€“ in the dark. Thatâ€™s right, you go through the entire dining experience in a pitch-black room. Youâ€™ll never appreciate your sight more than when you try to eat a simple forkful of salad and miss your mouth â€“ three times!

A word of warning: blindekuh is not for the faint of heart (several in our group experienced a mild degree of claustrophobia) nor is it particularly for the food (which is good but not great). Still it is absolutely a worthwhile experience that benefits not only the Blind-Liecht foundation (an organization working to create employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people) but also you! Great for corporate teambuilding events.

ASKED AND ANSWERED â€“ FROM DENTISTS TO â€œCLAMATOâ€ JUICE
Thanks to a reader for responding to last weekâ€™s Asked and Answered. She submitted the following list of dentists from the English Directory from the International School Basel: